For those who can't read the email please visit the Batchat section of our website at http://www.melbournedemons.baseball.com.au/newsletter/ Calendar   Presentation Night Wednesday March 29th 2006 is confirmed and will follow the similar format as last season starting at 18:15 Hours ( 6:15PM) Supporter Tops Polo Shirts are available for $35 each - Great for the FINALS SERIES and there are limited numbers about 27 in total. First in best dressed. SMALL          7 MEDIUM        6 LARGE          6 X LARGE       1 2X LARGE     4 3X LARGE      3 Next Round Saturday, Feb 11 th 2006 Womens Div 2 at Werribee Sunday, Feb 12th 2006 Senior Men versus Upwey / Ftg 1 sts & 2 nds at Surrey Park 3 rds & 4 ths at Away Under 12 - Upwey State Team Away Under 14 - Demons - Werribee Away Under 14 - Red Sox - At home to Cheltenham Under 16 - Home to Newport Under 18 - Donc/Melb - At Doncaster Under 18 Demons - At Moorabbin   Results Mens 1sts – Second Half of the Season - L,L,L,W,W,W,L,W,? With one final game against Sunshine this Saturday the Firsts have clinched a Div 1 birth for next season. A poor start to the season and a string of narrow losses has finally turned into some joy with 4 wins in the last 5 games. Next year things have to improve both on and off the field if Melbourne are to stay in Div 1. Div 1 - Round 18, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Waverley 26 18 6 2 171 126 38 576 2 Geelong 26 17 8 1 163 86 35 655 3 Blackburn 26 17 8 1 180 151 35 544 4 Malvern 26 15 10 1 130 90 31 591 5 Essendon 26 14 12 104 103 28 502 6 Sunshine 26 13 11 2 114 117 28 494 7 Newport 26 9 15 2 100 126 20 443 8 Melbourne 26 8 17 1   107 132 17 448 9 Upwey FTG 26 7 18 1 89 167 15 348 10 Fitzroy 26 6 19 1 95 155 13 380 Mens 2nds – Second Half of the Season - L,L,L,L,L,W Prior to Christmas Melbourne were a game outside the finals however a disastrous second half has seen them slip down the ladder ending up at 8th. Despite being very competitive this year in almost all games, a bit of experience was lacking, resulting in a few very close losses against the top 4 teams. Overall a good season with big thanks going to Nathan Jones for his hard work each week. Div 1 Res - Round 18, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Geelong 18 15 3 117 51 30 696 2 Waverley 18 15 3 143 66 30 684 3 Malvern 18 11 6 1 110 72 23 604 4 Essendon 18 11 6 1 115 77 23 599 5 Blackburn 18 8 7 3 114 79 19 591 6 Fitzroy 18 6 8 4 97 87 16 527 7 Upwey FTG 18 7 10 1 103 121 15 460 8 Melbourne 18 6 12     67 136 12 330 9 Newport 18 5 12 1 71 93 11 433 10 Sunshine 18 0 17 1 37 192 1 162   Mens 3rds – Second Half of the Season - L,L,D,L,L,W Much the same story for the seconds. With a bit more experience, the thirds will be able to come away with a few more wins in 2006/2007. Thanks Mitchy for all his hard work this year looking after the thirds. Div 1 Thirds - Round 18, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Blackburn 18 16 1 1 221 51 33 813 2 Malvern 18 15 3 271 95 30 740 3 Waverley 18 13 5 177 85 26 676 4 Geelong 18 13 5 181 92 26 663 5 Upwey FTG 18 9 8 1 166 127 19 567 6 Essendon 18 5 10 3 101 140 13 419 7 Fitzroy 18 5 11 2 144 153 12 485 8 Newport 18 4 11 3 99 187 11 346 9 Melbourne 18 4 13 1   76 214 9 262 10 Sunshine 18 0 17 1 57 349 1 140   Mens 4ths – Second Half of the Season - L,L,L,W,L,L - The highlight of the second half is surely the 20-9 win over Waverley. Div 1 Fourths - Round 18, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Blackburn 18 15 2 1 255 91 31 737 2 Geelong 18 13 4 1 206 107 27 658 3 Upwey FTG 18 12 6 180 145 24 554 4 Fitzroy 18 11 6 1 157 126 23 555 5 Newport 18 9 9 180 172 18 511 6 Sunshine 18 7 10 1 155 198 15 439 7 Malvern 18 6 11 1 171 187 13 478 8 Melbourne 18 5 12 1   145 221 11 396 9 Essendon 18 5 13 104 235 10 307 10 Waverley 18 4 14 135 206 8 396   Ladies - With one game to go Melbourne are on FIRE! The premiers are playing quite well this year, however there are still a few weeks left so we won't talk about it. Women's Div 2 - Round 17, 18 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Werribee 20 12 7 1 189 201 25 485 2 Melbourne 20 8 11 1   206 216 17 488 3 Ormond Glenhuntly 20 6 13 1 130 216 13 376 4 St. Kilda 20 6 13 1 140 290 13 326 5 Footscray 20 5 13 2 134 224 12 374 6 Chelsea 20 3 15 2 143 230 8 383 Masters – Need a win in the last game against Springvale to make the finals. Masters Div 1 - Round 13, 20 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Blackburn 13 11 0 2 97 26 24 789 2 Sunshine 13 8 3 2 58 34 18 630 3 Springvale 13 6 5 2 60 45 14 571 4 Essendon 13 5 5 3 69 43 13 616 5 Melbourne 13 6 6 1 57 66 13 463 6 Newport 13 4 7 2 56 87 10 392 7 Greensborough 13 4 8 1 49 66 9 426 8 Waverley 13 1 11 1 30 109 3 216 JUNIORS Congratulations go to all those teams who have made it to the Finals for 2006. Well done Players, Coaches and support parents you have done the club proud. There are 7 of the 9 Junior teams from Friday Domestic (1 round to go but looks secure for 3 teams) to Sunday METRO and STATE who will play it out for the ultimate prize in team sport,  the Premiership Pennant. Congratulations go to the following Teams: Under 12 Melbourne BLUE team Domestic (likely finishing 3rd) Under 14 Melbourne BLUE team Domestic (likely finishing 1st) Under 14 Melbourne RED team Domestic (likely finishing 2nd) Under 12 METRO finishing 1st for a Surrey Park final on Sunday 26th Under 14 STATE finishing 3rd with a Macleay Park Final on Sunday 26th  (to be confirmed due to a clash with METRO) Under 14 METRO finishing 3rd with a Macleay Park Final on Sunday 26th (to be confirmed due to a clash with STATE) Under 18 METRO finishing 3rd with a Surrey Park Final on Sunday 26th Under 18 Melbourne lost to Melbourne/Doncaster – 3-11 U18 Metro - Round 15, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Win pct 1 Blackburn 13 11 0 2 2 121 34 92.3 2 Cheltenham 14 10 2 2 1 145 58 78.6 3 Melbourne 13 10 3 2 144 50 76.9 4 Will/Port 14 7 5 2 1 134 101 57.1 5 Donc/Melb 14 6 6 2 1 114 98 50 6 Malvern 13 5 6 2 2 79 125 46.2 7 Spring/Berw 13 4 9 2 71 97 30.8 8 Footscray 13 2 11 2 67 190 15.4 9 Moor/Bon 13 0 13 2 64 204 0   Under 16 – beat Werribee 23-5 U16 Metro East - Round 15, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Win pct Pct 1 Black/Mulg 13 11 1 1 2 122 51 88.5 705 2 Malvern 14 11 2 1 1 169 75 82.1 693 3 Waverley 13 10 3 2 134 51 76.9 724 4 Doncaster 13 8 4 1 2 127 64 65.4 665 5 Berwick 13 8 4 1 2 104 71 65.4 594 6 Upwey FTG 13 4 9 2 72 149 30.8 326 7 COG 13 3 10 2 81 142 23.1 363 8 Cheltenham 14 3 11 1 69 164 21.4 296 9 Sandringham 13 0 13 2 30 174 0 147   UNDER 14s U14 State - Round 14, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Werribee 14 12 1 1 165 44 25 790 2 Waverley 14 12 2 172 56 24 754 3 Melbourne 14 10 3 1 157 69 21 695 4 Cheltenham 14 10 4 153 88 20 635 5 Sandringham 14 7 6 1 105 108 15 493 6 Doncaster 14 6 7 1 112 135 13 453 7 Bonbeach 14 4 10 69 130 8 347 8 Geelong 14 3 11 88 186 6 321 9 Essendon 14 2 12 50 134 4 272 10 Upwey FTG 14 2 12 60 181 4 249   The U/14 State League team has finished 3rd after the home and away season, only the 2nd time in the last 15 years has the club had a State League junior team in the finals - a credit to all players. This week, the boys beat Sandringham 9-0 to cement their position in the top four...so we are looking forward to the finals with high expectations.  Also, during early January of this year the following boys participated at the U /14 Australian Championships which were held in the Gold Goast:-  Tristan  Field           U/14 Victorian Team  (Pitcher) Campbell Wiggins    U/14 Victorian Team  (Pitcher)  Justin Gourlay        U/14 VPBL Team  (Infield) Alex Hondromatidis  U/14 VPBL Team  (Pitcher) The Victorian U/14 team finished 3rd and the VPBL team finished 5th.  Both Tristan and Campbell pitched extremely well and were mainly used in relief. Alex Hondromatidis pitched 9.2 innings for 13 strikeouts and an ERA of .125, finishing 3rd overall in the pitching statistics. Justin Gourlay had a batting average of .345 Well done to all four boys. Also, congrats to Lenny Chiverton who has coached the U/14 Metro East team into the finals - cannot recall having both the same age groups (All Star Sunday mornings), of State and Metro in the finals within the same year.................a credit to all involved.   U14 Metro East - Round 14, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Pts Pct 1 Blackburn 14 12 1 1 197 51 25 794 2 Cheltenham 14 12 1 1 221 86 25 720 3 Melbourne 14 10 4 184 129 20 588 4 Waverley 14 9 4 1 202 135 19 599 5 Sandringham 14 9 5 158 112 18 585 6 Malvern 14 8 5 1 165 116 17 587 7 Berwick 14 8 6 151 113 16 572 8 Upwey FTG 14 5 9 136 176 10 436 9 Doncaster 14 4 10 97 170 8 363 10 Springvale 14 4 10 110 194 8 362 11 SLBC-Haileybury 14 1 13 75 269 2 218 12 Moorabbin 14 0 14 75 232 0 244   Under 12 Demons – To finish on top of the ladder at the end of the season is an incredible achievement and a credit to Rod, the parents and of course the players. An incredible effort, one game clear. Now it is time to go one better than last year. U12 Metro East - Round 14, 19 Feb 2006   Club P W L D Bye For Ag Win pct 1 Melbourne 12 11 1 2 163 89 91.7 2 Wav Panthers 12 10 1 1 2 222 80 87.5 3 Berwick 13 10 3 1 158 99 76.9 4 Wav Cougars 12 6 5 1 2 174 118 54.2 5 Doncaster 12 6 6 2 177 140 50 6 Upwey FTG 13 5 8 1 146 205 38.5 7 Malvern 13 4 9 1 146 191 30.8 8 Blackburn 12 1 10 1 2 114 194 12.5 9 Sandringham 13 1 11 1 1 80 276 11.5   Editors/Comments Andrew Williams & Matt Houlden Suggestions and contributions to demonsbc@yahoo.com 05/06 Number 2 This copywrited publication is presented by authority of the office of the chairman of the Melbourne Baseball Club and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form the accounts and descriptions of this article may not be disseminated without express written consent.